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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
6
Fragmented lines feature pithy maxims and quips about life risk and fashion. Snippets reference leather price impact on shoes, changing mind by a Jenners, and a humorous exchange about a dog howling to music. The piece reads as a collage of wry observations and character vignettes.
Readers are advised that Mothers will and Mra Winslows Soothing Syrup is the best remedy during teething. The note emphasizes use for infants and children as a comfort aid.
In traditional Korea a man could not wear trousers until marriage. Bachelors wore skirts to indicate lack of social position and, by law, the ability to support a wife in her expected station. The skirt served as both attire and a social income index.
Allen's Foot-Ease offers relief for hot burning feet, calluses, and swollen aching feet. Sold by druggists with a 25 cent price. trial package free. Address Allen and Olmsted in Le Roy New York for orders.
Public viewing of an Ethiopian savage described as a remarkable humanoid curiosity. Visitors pay one shilling to see the creature in a commodious room opposite the new inn on the Surrey side of Westminster Bridge, as announced by the London Daily Advertiser on June 4, 1752.
A lively roundup of Halloween customs and fun pieces. It details a yarn test to find a future partner, guidance on party rituals, and a collection of quotation verses for place cards and atmosphere.
A Friday the thirteenth party featured a porch ladder, borrowed black cats, and salt at each plate. Guests shared favorite superstitions while favors of scissors and tiny purses circulated. Despite a shattered looking glass, no one died that year and friendships stayed strong.
The passage describes a traditional fortune telling method using three bowls filled with water milk and an empty bowl. A blindfolded maiden dips a finger to predict marriage prospects bachelor widower or remaining single. The bowls are rearranged after each test to obscure which bowl is which.
A correspondent seeks a Halloween fortune test using a new laid egg. Drop the white into cold water and read the albumer shapes to foretell the future. Also includes advice by Madame Merri on color for sick rooms urging bright flowers.
A description details two evening dresses with chantilly lace and liberty fabrics. The first uses black lace with a tunica skirt and wide sash, the corsage finished by a liberty knot. The second features pale green liberty and mousseline de soie with a draped tunic and rose accents.
A New York designer created a wire spoon rest that clips over a pot. The device uses a vertical hook and a looped end to secure the spoon, keeping it handy during cooking and preventing it from falling in or out.
A description of cafe noir coffee detailing two styles: bitter black coffee in small cups with optional brandy or whipped cream, and Turkish coffee made with two tablespoons of coffee, two sugars, and half a pint of boiling water boiled thrice then served hot without milk.
Deep pudding dish with an inverted cup centers the juice to collect flavors. Line with rich crust, fill with peeled peaches, sugar and butter, top with crust, bake an hour until done, then lift cup for juice. A longtime family favorite praised as the best by all who taste it.
Melt butter with molasses then mix into flour ginger pearlash and alum. Beat until smooth. Chill, roll thin, cut into long strips and bake in a moderate oven for 25 minutes.
A housewife describes a simple method to speed hemming and napkin preparation. By adjusting a small hemmer and needle on a sewing machine and guiding fabric through a drawn thread system, she turns hems and marks stitch holes, easing hand labor and reducing stiffness in the cloth.
Two cupfuls chopped figs are placed in a double boiler with half a cupful sugar and one third cup boiling water. Add a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Cook until spreadable in consistency.
A method instructs to clean a white fur boa by placing it in a large cowl with ground rice and rubbing gently until clean. Then shake to remove powder and loosened dirt from the fur.
Orchids and tulips fetch high prices with a rare single blossom selling for 260000 dollars in Amsterdam. The Rothschilds smoke Henry Clay Sobranos cigars costing 1.50 each, wrapped in gold leaf and stored in cedar cabinets.
For sale by owner ten acres near Hood River about nine miles from city at 1600 feet elevation. Nearly level red soil with two acres of six year old trees. rest raw land. Price 1700 dollars with easy terms. Reliable party may work clearing adjoining ten acres to apply toward purchase. Respond to P O Box 181 Portland or phone 4.
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